Will of the Abzan
Sorcery
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Any number of target opponents each sacrifice a creature with the greatest power among creatures that player controls and lose 3 life.
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
- Price
- $4.38
- EDHREC rank
- #2885
Will of the Abzan puts a +1/+1 counter and lifelink on a creature the moment it enters — no setup, no conditions, immediate board impact. Felothar the Steadfast turns that triggered effect into a repeatable engine, which is why the card shows up in over half of all Felothar lists.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Felothar the Steadfast
Felothar the Steadfast cares deeply about creatures entering with counters, and Will of the Abzan delivers one automatically on every creature it targets — stack enough of these effects and Felothar's triggered ability chains into serious card advantage.
Vincent Valentine
Vincent Valentine's transform and counter-stacking gameplan makes every free +1/+1 counter matter, and Will of the Abzan provides one reliably while tacking on lifelink to keep Valentine's pilot alive long enough to go off.
Betor, Kin to All
Betor, Kin to All rewards building around +1/+1 counter synergies across multiple creature types, and Will of the Abzan slots in as low-cost, instant-speed counter placement that works on anything in the 99.
Henzie "Toolbox" Torre
Henzie "Toolbox" Torre blinks and recurs big creatures repeatedly, and Will of the Abzan squeezes extra value out of each enter-the-battlefield trigger by making those creatures immediately stickier and harder to race.
Sygg, River Cutthroat
Sygg, River Cutthroat wants creatures dealing consistent damage and surviving combat, and Will of the Abzan's lifelink rider helps maintain the life-differential pressure that keeps Sygg drawing cards turn after turn.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Will of the Abzan does its real work — the 100-card singleton format gives it enough enter-the-battlefield and counter-synergy shells to justify the slot, and instant speed matters when you're playing around four opponents. In Legacy and Vintage, it's technically legal but competes with far more efficient options and won't see meaningful play in either format's established archetypes. Oathbreaker is the other format worth watching, where its speed and low cost relative to its effect fit the compressed game plan. Will of the Abzan is a Commander card, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$4.38 cheap tier
At $4.38, Will of the Abzan sits at the high end of cheap but is still a reasonable pickup for any deck that actively wants its effect. It's a newly released card with strong synergy rates in popular commanders, so the price reflects current demand — buy it if you need it rather than speculating on movement.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
- Felothar the Steadfast
- Vincent Valentine
- Betor, Kin to All
- Henzie "Toolbox" Torre
- Sygg, River Cutthroat
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.